Thoas
Thoas (Greek Θόας "the fast one") is an ancient Greek male personal name. He is:
in Greek mythology name of:
- Thoas (son of Dionysus) , son of Dionysus and Ariadne, king of Lemnos and father of the Hypsipyle
- a son of Jason and the Hypsipyle, twin brother of Euneus, see Deipylos (son of Jason)
- Thoas (King of Corinth) , son of Ornytion, King of Corinth
- Thoas (son of Andraimon) , a Greek in the Trojan War
- a Trojan in the Trojan War, ( Homer , Iliad , 16, 311)
- another Trojan in Virgil's Aeneid (10, 415) who was killed by Halaesus
- Thoas (suitor of Penelope) , a suitor of Penelope from Dulichion
- Thoas (son of Icarius) , a son of Icarius and brother of Penelope
- Thoas (King of Tauris) , son of Borysthenes
- Thoas (giant) , a giant
Name of the following persons :
- an Athenian at the time of Theseus ( Plutarch , Theseus , 26, 3)
- Thoas (Satrap) , a satrap of Gedrosien in the time of Alexander the Great
- Thoas (praetor) , an Aetolian praetor in 193 BC. Chr.
- Thoas (sculptor) , a sculptor from Side
Also:
- (4834) Thoas , an asteroid
- the ancient name of the river Acheloos
